Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake with Coconut Oil, Chocolate Frosting and Doesn’t Lead to Bloating

I am sure that you never will say ‘no’ to a big, creamy piece of chocolate cake?

The taste will be amazing, like peace of haven in your mouth. But, for bad luck, if you are on diet regimen, this is the last thing that you should eat.

But, this is just a theory, the reality is different. Namely, tones and tons of sugar, dairy and gluten are used in most of chocolate cake recipes. Eating health food doesn’t mean that you should give up on your favorite desserts. So if you are looking for perfect and healthy chocolate cake recipe, we have got the perfect combination of ingredients for you. If you replace all the processed ingredients with some healthier alternative ingredients, your favorite cake recipe, you can easily transform into healthy desert.

You can use gluten-free flour, if gluten is not your best chose. In this way your cake will not lose its distinctive taste. Our recipe does not use dairy, and you are practically safe from sugar crash, cramping and bloating.

The recipe

The ingredients you need will give you about 8 servings.

Time for preparation: 10 minutes

Time need for cooking: about 35 minutes:

Main ingredients:

2 cups coconut sugar

¾ cup cocoa powder

2 cups gluten-free flour

2 Eggs

2 tsp. baking powder

1-1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. sea salt

1 cup coconut milk

½ cup coconut oil (room temperature)

1 tbsp. vanilla extract

1 cup organic coffee

Chocolate frosting

Way of preparation:

Firstly, you need to do is preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Than you take two 9-inch cake pans. You should butter and flour them well. Than combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, and salt in a separate bowl aside. After that stir in your coconut milk, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract. You should get a homogenous mixture. Then pour in a cup of coffee, and stir again. Distribute the batter in both cake pans. Your cakes you should bake it for 30-35 minutes. That is just enough for the cakes to be completely cooked through. Take the pans out of the oven, and let the cakes cool completely. In the end, spread the chocolate frosting evenly over one of your cakes, and stack the other. Spread another frosting layer and serve your amazing chocolate cake.

Chocolate frosting recipe

The ingredients you need will make for 12 servings.

Total time: 5 minutes

Main ingredients are:

1/3 cup coconut milk

2/3 cup cocoa powder

1 cup butter, softened (use vegan butter if you prefer)

1 cup honey

1 tsp. vanilla extract

½ tsp. sea salt

Way of preparation:

In a bowl you can combine the ingredients. Than you should stir until well combined and perfectly smooth. You can use a whisk or hand held power blender.